Overconnected: The Promise and Threat of the Internet
William H. Davidow · CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2011
In Overconnected, Bill Davidow, a former Silicon Valley executive, explains how the almost miraculous success of the Internet Web has also created a unique set of hazards, in effect overconnecting us, with the direst of consequences for our political, economic, and day-to-day lives.The practical applications of this new medium-not least among them the ability to borrow money, invest in the stock market, or buy a new home-have made it a force unequaled in scope or impact in our daily lives. But the luxuries of the connected age have taken on a momentum all of their own, ultimately becoming the